Affection and Goodness

Affection

Affection noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.

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Goodness and affection are semantically related In some cases you can use "Goodness" instead a noun "Affection".

Goodness noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.

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Affection and goodness are semantically related in kindness topic. Sometimes you can use "Affection" instead a noun "Goodness".

Nearby Words: good, goodly

human	human affection	human goodness
high	high affection	high goodness
true	true affection	true goodness
genuine	genuine affection	genuine goodness
Other adjectives: sheer, simple, actual, great, little, innocent, general, overwhelming, basic, over-the-top.

Since his ambitions were very altruistic, and he used his superpowers to make them come true by helping people, nobody seemed to mind (or just assumed he was doing it out of the goodness of his heart and not a need for affection).

Source: Ambition Is Evil

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